554 - (14) Rutgers vs. (3) Purdue
Big 10 quarterfinals
March 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
The Edwards' - Vince and Carsen - each scored 26 points as the Boilermakers moved into the semis with an 82-75 win.
Vince was 10-of-14 from the field and Carsen made 10-of-11 from the line to help the No. 3 seed erase a three-point halftime deficit. Both players knocked down four 3-pointers and the Boilermakers hit 13 as a team.
Great night for Corey Sanders - 23 points, 11-of-20 from the field - in a losing effort for the Scarlet Knights, who won games over 11-seed Minnesota and sixth-seeded Indiana to reach the quarters.
553 - (9) Saint Peter's vs. (1) Rider
MAAC quarterfinals
March 2 at Times Union Center in Albany, NY
Huge upset in Albany as the Peacocks out-played the regular season champion and advanced with a 66-55 win.
It's the first time in the tournament's history a nine has defeated a one and Saint Peter's did it with defense - Rider shot just 30% from the field and missed 18 of its 21 three-point attempts - and a balanced offense that saw five players score at least nine points, led by Samuel Idowu's 12 points.
The fact Saint Peter's pulled off the huge upset was a bit of a surprise, but I'm not surprised the Broncs had trouble. The Peacocks lost both regular season games between the two teams, but by a combined seven points.
Saint Peter's (14-17) has already had a memorable tournament. In Thursday's first round game against eighth-seeded Monmouth, Nick Griffin's 3-pointer with five seconds left was the difference in a 60-58 victory.
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Game 346 - (3) Iona vs. (2) Saint Peter's
MAAC semifinals
March 5 at Times Union Center in Albany, NY
ESPN
Iona reached its fifth consecutive league title game, thanks to a huge, second-half run and the work of Jordan Washington.
The Gaels, who will look for consecutive tournament titles when they play surprise No. 4 seed Siena in Monday's final, trailed 34-25 about two minutes into the second half when Jon Severe's jumper at the 17:42 run got the third seed started on a 17-0 spurt. By the time the run ended - after a Washington-assisted Rickey McGill jumper - Iona led 42-34 with 14 1/2 minutes to go.
St. Peter's got to within two points at the 13:21 mark, but Washington had eight of his game-high 22 points and McGill assisted on three baskets and scored eight of his nine points over the final 13 minutes to help the New Rochelle, NY school advance with a 73-65 win.
* Iona had a 2-to-1 assist ratio for the game, handing out 14 assists while giving it up just seven times.
* This is Tim Cluess' seventh season as head coach at Iona, and his teams have now appeared in the league title game six times.
* Great night for Saint Peter's Trevis Wyche, who along with Quadir Welton had a team-high 18 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists and just one turnover.
March 5 at Times Union Center in Albany, NY
ESPN
Iona reached its fifth consecutive league title game, thanks to a huge, second-half run and the work of Jordan Washington.
The Gaels, who will look for consecutive tournament titles when they play surprise No. 4 seed Siena in Monday's final, trailed 34-25 about two minutes into the second half when Jon Severe's jumper at the 17:42 run got the third seed started on a 17-0 spurt. By the time the run ended - after a Washington-assisted Rickey McGill jumper - Iona led 42-34 with 14 1/2 minutes to go.
St. Peter's got to within two points at the 13:21 mark, but Washington had eight of his game-high 22 points and McGill assisted on three baskets and scored eight of his nine points over the final 13 minutes to help the New Rochelle, NY school advance with a 73-65 win.
* Iona had a 2-to-1 assist ratio for the game, handing out 14 assists while giving it up just seven times.
* This is Tim Cluess' seventh season as head coach at Iona, and his teams have now appeared in the league title game six times.
* Great night for Saint Peter's Trevis Wyche, who along with Quadir Welton had a team-high 18 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists and just one turnover.
Game 77 - Saint Peter's women at Manhattan
January 21 at Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY
espn3.com
Heard a few things I have some questions about during the broadcast of this 64-47 Manhattan win.
1. "assist-maker"
No one is making assists. It's not an apple pie.
A few other options: assist accumulator, assist collector, or my current favorite: assist enthusiast.
2. "the old adage in sports - offense sells tickets, defense wins championships"
I've heard the defense part so often I openly root for defense to lose championships. The offense part I guess I've heard a few times, but the two together? It sounds more like two separate adages brought together to form a brand-new adage.
3. "you can't teach 6-4" (said twice)
But what if you could?
What if you could teach someone to stand six feet, four inches?
Then we'd inevitably have people teaching 6-5, and 6-6.
I'd want to get into coaching and start teaching 4-7.
4. "Draddy Gymnasium"
After a bit of research I learned it's named after Manhattan alumnus Vincent dePaul Draddy, but it's still a horrible name for anything.
And they really missed out on calling it Vinnie Gym.
espn3.com
Heard a few things I have some questions about during the broadcast of this 64-47 Manhattan win.
1. "assist-maker"
No one is making assists. It's not an apple pie.
A few other options: assist accumulator, assist collector, or my current favorite: assist enthusiast.
2. "the old adage in sports - offense sells tickets, defense wins championships"
I've heard the defense part so often I openly root for defense to lose championships. The offense part I guess I've heard a few times, but the two together? It sounds more like two separate adages brought together to form a brand-new adage.
3. "you can't teach 6-4" (said twice)
But what if you could?
What if you could teach someone to stand six feet, four inches?
Then we'd inevitably have people teaching 6-5, and 6-6.
I'd want to get into coaching and start teaching 4-7.
4. "Draddy Gymnasium"
After a bit of research I learned it's named after Manhattan alumnus Vincent dePaul Draddy, but it's still a horrible name for anything.
And they really missed out on calling it Vinnie Gym.
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